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FOREWORD

These lessons are based on LojbanPod newbie lessons for beginners without knowledge of Lojban. The teaching language is English; there are no prerequisites. The lessons can be studied in any order; thus, you are free to choose lessons according to your preferences. It is not necessary to study all lessons; however, it is very recommendable to review the lessons as often as possible.

An index of dialogue lines is available. It includes the lines of all lesson dialogues with translations and audio files.

An introduction to Lojban grammar is also available. This introduction is particularly useful to look up grammar terms that appear in the vocabulary lists of the lessons.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ID	lesson title	main topic	grammar topic	verb
A0001	Are you ready yet?	leisure: getting ready	imperative of esperar	estar – to be
A0002	Birthday party	leisure: asking to go out	present tense of ir	ir – to go
A0003	At the bar	food: ordering a beer	adjectives for m./f. nouns	servir – to serve
A0004	She's not Mexican	asking: for a name	nationalities	llamarse-to call oneself
A0005	Take a picture	asking: for a favor	titels: Señorita, Doña,...	tomar – to take
A0006	How's it going?	small talk: greetings	compliments: guapa/-o	alegrar – to delight
A0007	Where are you from?	small talk: country of birth	ser de – to be from	ser – to be
A0008	How do you say ...?	asking: for a translation	pronunciation of d	decir – to say
A0010	I'm hungry	leisure: planning to go out	querer + infinitive	querer – to like
A0011	Call me	small talk: saying good bye	pronunciation of b and v	ver – to see
A0013	Doing the laundry	at home: searching	hay; voy a + infinitive	saber – to know
A0015	Table for two	leisure: being seated	usted form of verbs	importar – to matter
A0016	I feel sick	health: stomach ache	pronunciation of h and o	doler – to hurt
A0019	How do you spell beige?	asking: a question	impersonal se; spelling	escribir – to write
A0021	I'm sleepy	leisure: not going out	phrases for good bye	preferir – to prefer
A0023	Going to the market	food: buying apples	usted form of verbs	dar – to give
A0027	The Neighbor	small talk: neighborhood	irregular verbs	conocer – to know
A0030	Call back later	small talk: phone calls	pronunciation of ll	llamar – to call
A0033	It's expensive	in public: taboo subjects	adjectives for m./f. nouns	tener – to have
A0035	Is anyone in there?	in public: in the bathroom	poder + infinitive	poder – to be able
A0037	The baby is sleeping	at home: commanding	pronunciation of g and d	estar – to be
A0041	Cheers!	leisure: toasting	subject pronouns	brindar – to toast
A0047	Coffee time	food: drinking coffee	pronunciation of o	apetecer – to appetize
A0052	Smells good	food: smelling cookies	ser and estar	oler – to smell
A0056	What time is the train?	asking: for the time	time of day	salir – to leave
A0062	At the bank	in public: banking	commands with llenar	prestar – to loan
A0066	Bottle of water	food: ordering water	article el for agua (fem.)	dar – to give
A0072	Here is my card	small talk: networking	word ending -ción	poder – to be able
A0076	Jet-lag	health: jet-lag	phrases to agree	tener – to have
A0082	My name is...	small talk: introducing ones.	reflexive verbs	llamarse-to call oneself
A0086	Are you single?	small talk: in a relation?	adjectives for m./f. nouns	ser – to be
A0092	How old are you?	asking: for one's age	tener + number + años	parecer – to seem
A0096	I am allergic	health: allergies	pronunciation of g	querer – to want
A0102	Where is the restroom?	asking: for the bathroom	pronunciation of d	estar – to be
A0106	Room service	food: ordering a hamburger	pronunciation of h	llevar – to bring
A0112	What is your telephone number?	asking: for a phone number	phone numbers	llamar – to call
A0116	Do you want a mint?	health: bad breadth	directness of Latinos	oler – to smell
A0122	Telephone card	asking: to buy something	question for buying s.th.	dar – to give
A0127	Flirting	leisure: flirting	gerund (ing-form)	sonreír – to smile
A0131	I miss them	health: homesickness	pronunciation of ll	extrañar – to miss